David Filner assumed the administrative leadership of the San Antonio Symphony in November, 2012. Led by Music Director Sebastian Lang-Lessing, the San Antonio Symphony is celebrating its 73rd year this season.

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Nancy Zhou plays Paganini

This weekend 17-year old San Antonio violinist Nancy Zhou makes another solo appearance in South Texas. For those who have heard her with the San Antonio Symphony (January) or at the Arts at Coker series (March) know how special this event will be. Here is a brief example of Nancy’s playing from an interview I did with her in January:

Nancy’s concerts are with the Symphony of the Hills on Thursday, April 29 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 2 at 2:30 p.m. Nancy will be performing the Paganini Violin Concerto No. 1. The entire program is: